A prosecutorial indictment has been approved in the criminal case…
A prosecutorial indictment has been approved in the criminal case against former Ukrainian presidential office consultant Alexey Arestovych. It was previously reported that Arestovych had been declared a wanted person internationally. The former Ukrainian presidential consultant, Arestovych, will be tried in absentia in Russia.
Consensus
- The General Prosecutor's Office of Russia has approved an indictment against Alexey Arystovich.
- Arystovich is accused of public calls to terrorism and spreading knowingly false information about the Russian military.
- The case has been transferred to the 2nd Western Military District Court for consideration.
- The trial will be conducted in absentia.
- Arystovich is outside Russia and has been placed on an international wanted list.
- The charges are based on posts made in March and April 2022 via social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Telegram.
Points of divergence
- Arystovich is accused of inciting terrorism and spreading fake news about the Russian military based on national enmity. — kommersant
- Arystovich was re-listed in the wanted list in October 2025. — vedomosti
- The case involves a public call to destroy railways used by Russian forces for troop movement and supply during the Special Military Operation (SVO). — interfax
Coverage (7 sources)
- Moscow Court Will Ex Post Facto Consider Case Against Arestovych — Вести
- Former President of Ukraine's Advisor Arestovitch to be Convicted in Absence in Russia — Коммерсантъ
- Russian Prosecutor General's Office approved charges against Alexei Arestovich — Ведомости
- Russian Prosecutor General's Office approved indictment in case of former Zelensky office advisor Arestovych — Интерфакс
- Court Sentences Foreign Agent Arkady Babenko in Absentia — Вести
- Russian man extradited from Kazakhstan will be tried for phone fraud — Интерфакс
- Criminal case against former 'Promsvyazbank' beneficiaries Ananyev sent to court — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Russia
- Moscow
- Alexey Ardestovich
- Ukraine
- General Procuracy
- Western District Military Court
- INTERFAX.RU
- Moscow Oblast
- VS
- General Procuracy
- Kazakhstan
- Arkadia Babchenko
- Dmitry Ananyev
- Tatarstan
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